Who is Simon in Lord of the Flies?
Simon is a member of Jack’s choir, he is the boy who faints when the choir first arrive at the platform, in to Ralph blowing the conch. Jack also mention that Simon had fainted on previous occasions in Addis and Gib’. Simon is described as being in the grey area between biguns and little’uns but he is generally counted as a bigun. He is small, skinny and has dark hair and bright lively eyes, which decieved Ralph into believing him to be delightfully wicked. Simon seems to suffer from epilepsy and often goes off by himself to his “special place” in the jungle. Simon is introverted and a deep thinker, it is he who suspects and then discovers that the beast is not a creature but the evil within themselves. Simon is beaten to death by the over excited boys, who mistake him for the beast when he staggers from the jungle and onto the beach during the dance which is taking place at Jack’s feast.
